Bob Goodlatte: “The bill we are examining today, the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act, will also help address a litigation abuse that…”

Right, but the sale of the information to the government puts the government in the picture as well and the Fourth Amendment is directed at the government not obtaining information without showing probable cause, without providing a…

The fact of the matter is this Committee has jurisdiction over this narrower focus regarding protecting the Fourth Amendment.

For all the reasons cited by my distinguished colleagues, yes.

I would call attention to something we haven't talked much about here today, and that is the fact that, when the FISA court issues warrants allowing for the surveillance of various parties that are brought to the attention of the court…